Master of Science Purchases & Supply Chain Management

• This module aims to deepen the students’ computer skills to meet the demand of companies in terms of budget or commercial monitoring, project management, personnel management and communication: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, team work tools, business software.
• It aims to be efficient with office tools, quickly identify and correct errors, customize existing tools or create your own tools.

The objective is to acquire key skills in terms of budget management and reporting. Particular emphasis will be placed on the budget architecture, with the implementation of summary documents, project management control and its link with budget management, the execution and management of dashboards.

This module focuses on negotiation in a national and international context. It will be necessary to take into account the cultural dimension and define its impact in an international negotiation.

This module allows learners to improve their CV and their posture, notably through simulations (business game, professional simulation, speaking, etc.); practical and professionalizing workshops (CV, professional social networks, coaching, etc.) as well as professional and master class conferences.

• Perfect comprehension and communication techniques in the English language in a financial and legal context.
• Students are required to take the TOEIC.

This module aims to learn how to create a Business Plan or business plan: costed project design for business creation or development. Several steps are addressed: feasibility study, market targeting, opportunities and risks, strengths and weaknesses, communication, financing plan and profitability.

• Lay the essential foundations of data analysis by introducing the fundamental concepts of data manipulation and algorithms.
• Explore data types and sources, as well as methods for structuring, cleaning and analyzing them.
• Discover tools such as advanced spreadsheets and an introduction to Python.
• This course prepares to more advanced levels by developing practical skills and an ethical approach compliant with the GDPR.

This module allows you to identify and manage the digitalization of purchases by taking into account the tools, the digital factor, the key success factors, and everything that takes into account the advantages and risks for an existing company.

• Geopolitics examines how international affairs can be understood through geographical and, in particular, territorial factors.
• This necessarily includes factors such as demography, culture, access to and transformation of natural resources, as well as how these physical realities play a vital role in business, both in business law and international law, as well as in national and international policy.
• The course will briefly examine the origins of geopolitics from a realistic and commercial approach taking into account nation-building, sovereignty, collective geographical identities, the world order, paying attention to the relevance of international law and business law.
• The study of international conflicts and their relevance for business and strategy will also be addressed.

Supplier management and sourcing is a multi-step process of creating and developing relationships with suppliers of goods and services, which a purchasing company needs to conduct its daily operations and achieve its objectives.

The objective is to gain a fundamental understanding of accounting and finance, understand how the company and its results are represented in its financial statutes and understand how financial transactions are recognized, measured and recorded.

This module teaches the fundamentals of procurement processes used by international companies. The courses will combine theory and practical applications to illustrate the following key processes and measures: purchasing objectives, procurement process, tendering, supplier selection and management, contract negotiation, supply chain management, quality control, legal and contractual obligations.

• An introduction to the terminology, basics and initial concepts of international trade.
• This course provides students with tools to think strategically in a global environment.

Production and flow management is a major element for all companies. Lean manufacturing involves applying Lean management techniques to production flow management activities. This module allows learners to identify and eliminate all non-value-added activities, manufacture only what will be sold and move from a flow driven by real demand to a “just in time” production system.

• Knowledge or mastery can be a distinctive element in the context of a job search.
• French as a foreign language is possible for international students.

This module covers the fundamental elements for developing the company’s logistics strategy, identifying the different stages of a logistical project and implementing a project management approach.

• Impacts on gross margin and operating margin, management of working capital requirements, contribution to innovation and reduction of financial risks are now priority topics that the buyer must master.

This module focuses on the development of the purchasing process as well as mastering the main tools necessary for optimizing the supply chain. Presentation and experimentation of negotiation techniques (means, deadlines, subcontracting) both with employees, suppliers and service providers. A focus will also be made on the analysis of the purchase request and the drafting of specifications. Finally, the different forms of tender will be addressed as well as the standards and procedures related to purchasing techniques.

Supply chain management that plans, implements and controls the efficient and effective flow and storage of upstream and downstream goods, services and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet customer requirements.

• Understanding the challenges of the strategic approach to ensure the company’s sustainability in a risky and constantly evolving environment.
• Analyze the company’s identity, organization and resources in order to position it on the path of sustainable development (Corporate Social Responsibility).

In order to reduce the human, environmental and societal impacts related to purchasing, a process must be implemented. The purchasing department must commit to a CSR policy and the selection of suppliers based on relevant criteria. Green logistics is part of an ecological approach to reduce their impact on the environment and extends over the entire life cycle of the product.

At the end of the course, the student must be able to understand the positioning of Purchasing in a company’s strategy, to grasp the importance of the intervention of the Upstream Purchasing function, to select suppliers with adapted processes and to identify and control Purchase risks.

This module allows learners to improve their CV and posture through, in particular, simulations (professional simulation, speaking, etc.); practical and professionalizing workshops (CV, professional social networks, coaching, etc.) as well as professional and master class conferences.

Procurement marketing allows the segmentation of the purchasing portfolio in order to know the market upstream from suppliers and to seize the opportunities offered by suppliers in order to meet the company’s needs.

Purchases occupy a central place in the company’s activity. Their management must face new challenges such as price pressure, internationalization, outsourcing, the multi-channel dimension, sustainable development, and the permanent need for companies to evolve their offer. It is a central, major function that requires rigorous mastery and the use of efficient tools.

• Introduction to the particular legal problems that arise when negotiating, concluding and performing contracts in an international context.
• International transactions may involve contracting parties from several countries and/or the performance of contractual obligations in several different countries.
• Particular emphasis is placed on the question of the choice of applicable law. The issue of legal aspects of e-commerce is also addressed.

• Knowledge of the different types of purchasing groups (public purchasing group, cooperative purchasing group, integrated purchasing group, wholesale purchasing group).
• Research, choice and negotiation of products according to quality criteria, cost, margin, delivery time, both with manufacturers and large retailers. Negotiation of purchasing and supply conditions in conjunction with the logistics services.

This module is designed to teach the student the basics of international negotiation strategy and put the theory into practice through two intensive trade negotiations: an “internal” strategy reinforcement negotiation and a trade negotiation. The practical content of the negotiation is specific to the international business sector. Students are encouraged by follow-up reports to reveal and comment on their results.

This module is intended for current and future purchasing professionals and reflects the levels of understanding and competence necessary to assume the management of purchases at an international level.

Ce module permet de comprendre le rôle des achats dans la tension des flux logistiques et mettre en pratique tout en prenant du recul par rapport à des notions de logistique connues. Il permet aussi de savoir rédiger un contrat logistique et la prise en main d’un portefeuille d’achats.

• Knowing how to manage logistics in an international market is defined by the management of import and export activities.
• Organization of cross-border transport exchanges by practicing all known logistics methods.

The digitalization of purchasing and logistics processes, particularly due to the rise of e-commerce and the urbanization of the population, is leading organizations towards a so-called urban logistics. This new issue of supply chain management thus becomes a new criterion for customer acquisition and loyalty.

• Provide a precise vision of the challenges and issues encountered in the management of companies’ activities: from the design of products/services, through their production, to the provision of these to customers.
• This course will show the strategic, tactical and operational choices of organizations and their articulation, throughout the global supply chain.

Supply chain risk management is defined as the implementation of strategies to manage both daily and exceptional risks throughout the supply chain. This course will allow you to anticipate these risks within a company.

• Define a Team & Talent Management strategy.
• Motivate and retain employees and build high-performance, multicultural teams.

Knowledge or mastery can be a distinctive element in the context of a job search. French as a foreign language is possible for international students.

• Optimize and reduce expenses and costs in an efficient and stable way while maintaining the same quality on services and products.

The ultimate goal of the digital supply chain is to provide insights that increase efficiency, eliminate waste and increase profits.

• Allow learners to know the expectations of the applied research thesis.
• Formulate an issue, build a review of the literature, choose the methodology of the study, issue recommendations.